In Lamaze classes, I am told that one of the things that is taught to expectant mothers is how they must regulate their breathing during their labor; how they must breathe in and breathe out.
It is interesting to note that John chapter 20 records that Jesus breathed on the disciples and then told them to receive the Holy Spirit. When Jesus breathes out (the Holy Spirit), we must breathe in (the Holy Spirit). He said, “Receive” and that means our response can only be, one of the two – we either “accept” (breathe in) or we “reject” (not breathe in). What is our response going to be?
John 20:21-22 (KJV)
21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
Zinger
Interesting read Mano. They way I look at the process of exhaling is that He gives us a chance for every breath we draw to exhale things that are not acceptable to God. In other words we have a chance every 2 seconds approx ( i beleive we breathe 35 times a min), because He loves us so much and cares for us so very much that he is longing for us to get closer to Him.
This is my own hypothesis 🙂
Mano Paul
Thanks Josh for your thought provoking comment. I guess if we accept to breathe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit will do His part of convicting us of sin (that which is not acceptable to God) and of righteousness (which are like filthy rags) and of judgment as expressed in John 16:7-11.